Mr. Gregg introduced the
following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on Rules and
Administration

A BILL

To amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee
Voting Act to provide an exemption from certain requirements for States that
provide sufficient time to vote.

1.

Short
title

This Act may be cited as
the Military Voter Compliant States
Act of 2009.

2.

Exemption from
certain requirements for states that provide sufficient time to
vote

Section 102 of the
Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff–1), as
amended by sections 579, 580, and 582 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2010, is amended—

(1)

in subsection
(a)(8)(A), by striking subsection (g) and inserting
subsections (g) and (j); and

(2)

by adding at the
end the following new subsection:

(j)

Exemption for
states that provide sufficient time To vote

(1)

In
general

(A)

Mandatory
waiver

In the case where the chief State election official of a
State submits to the Presidential designee a certification that the State meets
the requirement described in subparagraph (B), the Presidential designee shall
grant a waiver to the State of the application of subsection (a)(8)(A).

(B)

Requirement
described

The requirement described in this subparagraph is that,
in the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office held in November
2008, less than 3 percent of all absentee ballots received by the State from
absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters were not counted in that
election as a result of such ballots not being received in time to be so
counted.

(2)

Application of
waiver

A waiver granted under paragraph (1) shall apply with
respect to the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office held in
November 2010 and each succeeding election for Federal
office.